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Some Questions Remain Unanswered

Readers: Post Time is now starting its eighth year. The first column was Jan. 19, 2000; this is segment number 363. In honor of this anniversary, we’re repeating some of the questions that still have us stumped.
The most infuriating one: the origin of Congress Avenue. We know it had the name at least as far back as World War II, and it might have a link to the Morrison Field military operation at what is now Palm Beach International Airport.
And a more recent one:
Q: Do you have any clue as to why there are three streets in a row in east Lantana named Mayfield, Euclid and Prospect? Mayfield and Euclid are both major streets and cities in suburban Cleveland, and Prospect also is a main street in Cleveland. What’s the connection?
– Art Brooks, Lantana,
formerly of suburban Cleveland
For this, I turned to Jack Carpenter, a founder of the Lantana Historical Society. He diligently researched the question, but struck out.
And, one more time, two special pleas: The Tropical Sun is a predecessor to The Palm Beach Post. Several local libraries have partial collections of the newspaper. But issues from June 30 to Dec. 31, 1915, can’t be found. Also, The Palm Beach Times for the entire month of September 1928 is missing from our microfilms.
Readers: can you help?
Next week: More stumpers.

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